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"Based upon exhaustive research in court records, memoirs, the files of the New York State Athletic Commission and related bodies from Nevada to New Jersey - not to mention the gangster venues from garish Las Vegas to venal South Philadelphia, this work tells the untold story of the grimy intersection of racism and racketeering in boxing"--
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2 editions- Other · English · 2022International Publishers Company, Incorporated · 9780717800131
- Other · English · 2021International Publishers Company, Incorporated · 342 pages · 9780717808298
RecreationBoxingHistoryRacism in sportsRacketeeringPolitical aspectsBoxers (Sports)